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Wednesday, February 8 2012

The other Academy Awards

Last month the Academy announced their award nominees, but you likely didn’t hear about it. Later this month, they’ll host a red-carpet awards show, but…


Thursday, February 2 2012

Social network Pinterest draws interest online

Like the images on its site, the clever definitions and analogies by Pinterest users are endless: “Pinterest is like getting a new magazine in the…


The iPhone’s Siri doesn’t seem so smart in Scotland

EDINBURGH, Scotland —D’ye want me tae spaek more clearly, Siri? Aye, ye would. The Scottish have long been accustomed to ridicule and bafflement over their…


Wednesday, February 1 2012

The Occupy movement’s rolling arcade debuts amidst roiling riots

A gaming arcade machine was pushed and played through Oakland, Calif.’s riotous Occupy march over the weekend amidst the turmoil of battling police and protesters.…


Friday, January 27 2012

Award-winning young-adult novelist John Green has leveraged the Web to build a rabid fan base

While watching one of his recent YouTube videos, it’s immediately clear that John Green isn’t just an author. He’s a multimedia darling playing to 1,000-seat…


Wednesday, January 25 2012

YouTube video-game channel Machinima aims for the next level

LOS ANGELES — With 125 million viewers watching more than 1 billion of its videos a month, Machinima may be the most-watched channel that’s not…


The dawn of the new book

The future of books won’t be found in their shift from paper and ink to screens and pixels, but in the mechanics of their comprehension.…


Monday, January 23 2012

Apple sets out to transform textbooks

LOS ANGELES — Apple Inc. has already transformed the music, mobile phone and personal computing industries, and now the tech giant says its next chapter…


The pros and cons of binge TV viewing

Once fleet and ephemeral, defined as much by time and season as strawberries or sweet corn were, television is undergoing a similar transformation in genetics…


Ed Burns keeps it real, and really small

CHICAGO — A couple of years ago, when Edward Burns had trouble pulling together financing for a film, his thoughts turned to this: “When I…


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